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| “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 08:11 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| STEVE MARTIN’S NEW COMEDY “METEOR SHOWER” SMASHES BOOTH THEATRE’S RECORD FOR LARGEST ADVANCE SALES PREVIEW PERFORMANCES BEGIN TONIGHT Before the curtain rises on its first preview, producers Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, and John Johnson announced today that Steve Martin’s new comedy Meteor Shower has broken the Booth Theatre’s record for the largest advance sales in its 104-year history. Meteor Shower lands on Broadway with a record-smashing advance upwards of $7,500,000. Meteor Shower stars Emmy Award winners Amy Schumer and Keegan-Michael Key, both in their Broadway debut, Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, and is directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks. Meteor Shower begins performances this evening Wednesday, November 1 ahead of an official opening night set for Wednesday, November 29. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased online at MeteorOnBroadway.com, via Telecharge.com or by phone at 212 239 6200, or by visiting the Booth Theatre box office (222 West 45th St.). It’s a hot night in Ojai, California, and Corky (Schumer) and her husband Norm (Shamos) are having another couple over. Laura (Benanti) and Gerald (Key), though, aren't looking for a casual evening of polite small talk with new friends. Eventually, the two couples find themselves in a marital free-fall matched in velocity and peril only by the smoldering space rocks tearing through the sky. Entertaining has never been more entertaining than in this “cosmic comedy from the master of the American absurd" (Variety). The design team for Meteor Shower includes Tony Award winner Beowulf Boritt (Scenic Design), Tony and Academy Award winner Ann Roth (Costume Design), six-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz (Lighting Design), and two-time Drama Desk Award winner Fitz Patton (Sound Design). Casting is by Caparelliotis Casting. Meteor Shower had its world premiere at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, and had a subsequent production at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT. www.MeteorOnBroadway.com |
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| re: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 | |
| Posted by: aislestorm 10:35 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 - Official_Press_Release 08:11 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| Not a difficult feat, when you’re charging ridiculous prices for the chance to see Amy Schumer live. | |
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| re: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 09:46 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 - Official_Press_Release 08:11 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| I wonder what production held the previous advance sale record at the Booth, and what the amount of that advance sale was. I recall that the original SITPWG sold a lot of tickets before it opened, but I doubt it added up to anything close to $7.5 million. | |
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| re: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 | |
| Posted by: Thom915 10:31 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: re: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 - seeseveryshow 09:46 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| What is SITPWG? | |
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| re: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 | |
| Posted by: carolinaguy 11:22 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: re: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 - Thom915 10:31 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| Sunday in the Park with George | |
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| What is SITPWG? SMDH... (NMI) | |
| Posted by: Pashacar 01:41 pm EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: re: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 - carolinaguy 11:22 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| SOS | |
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| WTF? | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 02:16 pm EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: What is SITPWG? SMDH... (NMI) - Pashacar 01:41 pm EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| j/k ;) | |
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| Previous advance sale........ Maybe Elephant Man with Bradley Cooper........ | |
| Posted by: Leon_W 10:03 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: re: “METEOR SHOWER” LANDS ON BROADWAY WITH LARGEST ADVANCE IN BOOTH THEATRE HISTORY — PREVIEWS BEGIN TONIGHT 11/1 - seeseveryshow 09:46 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| That's my guess anyway. , | |
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| re: Previous advance sale........ Maybe Elephant Man with Bradley Cooper........ | |
| Posted by: mikem 10:10 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: Previous advance sale........ Maybe Elephant Man with Bradley Cooper........ - Leon_W 10:03 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| If I remember correctly, Elephant Man was extremely well sold before performances started, so if Meteor Shower has beat it out, it's because of the increased ticket prices. I doubt it has actually sold more tickets. | |
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| $4 milion advance for Elephant Man with Bradley Cooper........ | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 10:44 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Previous advance sale........ Maybe Elephant Man with Bradley Cooper........ - mikem 10:10 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| per story at link | |
| Link | NY Post story Dec 2014 |
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